TEST
Insects
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
Sighting 3344849

Aulacophora hilaris

Pumpkin Beetle at Isaacs, ACT

Aulacophora hilaris at Isaacs, ACT - 20 Dec 2008
Aulacophora hilaris at Isaacs, ACT - 20 Dec 2008
Aulacophora hilaris at Isaacs, ACT - 20 Dec 2008
Aulacophora hilaris at Isaacs, ACT - 20 Dec 2008
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Identification history

Aulacophora hilaris 14 Aug 2016 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 12 Aug 2016 galah681

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2 comments

galah681 wrote:
   13 Aug 2016
I think this may be a pumpkin beetle
RogerF wrote:
   13 Aug 2016
Correct. The pumpkin beetle, Aulacophora hilaris, (Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) (a leaf beetle). Also found defoliating pumpkins is the leaf-eating ladybird Epilachna..

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  • 2 Abundance
  • 20 Dec 2008 09:37 AM Recorded on
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